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    "I strongly recommend Member States to adopt this proposal and keep the safeguards that will allow cleaner fuels to be used in transport across Europe". The proposal establishes a method for calculating the carbon intensity for different fuel types, namely petrol, diesel, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Each of these fuel types will be assigned a default value based on emissions produced over its entire life-cycle. From now on, suppliers will have to use these values when reporting the carbon intensity of their fuel supply to Member States to ensure a 6% reduction in their transport emissions in 2020.To increase transparency regarding the type and origin of fuels being used in EU road transport, more stringent reporting rules are being put in place. This information will be reported by suppliers to Member States and by Member States to the Commission and will lead to better understanding of the fuel mix used by road vehicles in the EU.The new methodology and strengthened reporting are also expected to lead to market signals that will ensure the 6% GHG reduction target is achieved. Cheap ralph lauren women feather jacket
    This means that any potential increase in the volume of high carbon intensity crudes (such as oil sands), as compared to their 2010 baseline levels, would need to be met by proportional efforts to lower emissions in other areas. This could be achieved through the use of sustainable biofuels and electricity, or for instance, by reducing GHG emissions during fossil fuel extraction.With this proposal, the European Commission claims it is presenting a simple and effective mechanism to account for emissions from road transport, while ensuring a high level of climate protection. It says the proposal reflects extensive technical and economic analyses as well as public consultations undertaken by the Commission. These were conducted following Member States' inconclusive vote on the Commission's initial proposal in 2011 and required time to conclude before presenting the final proposal. The results of this process are detailed in the impact assessment that accompanies the proposal.The proposal will now be submitted to the Council for a decision within two months, and to the European Parliament for scrutiny. cheap ralph lauren trainers A raft of measures announced in Brussels today, aimed at getting Europe to use its resources more wisely, is weak and insufficient, says Friends of the Earth. The European Commission's 'Circular Economy Package' covers a broad spectrum of resource-related areas including materials, buildings and waste disposal. However, the plans lack concrete measures in some of these areas, says the environmental charity. The organisation claims a major flaw in the package is that the proposed target for improving resource use focuses on the weight of materials Europe uses in relation to economic activity (GDP), and currently ignores the massive amount of land and water it also uses from around the world. Europe is a net importer of resources, including from many poorer, lower-consuming nations. This over-consumption is linked to pollution, deforestation, climate change, land-grabbing, human rights abuses and other environmental and social problems. Friends of the Earth Resource Use Campaigner Richard Dyer said: "These proposals are weak and insufficient and don't give a full picture of all the resources Europe consumes, such as the land and water we use to make our products. cheap ralph lauren kids
    "The EU is committed to reducing resource use by 2050. A 70% recycling target by 2030 is a big step forward, but if the EU really wants to take this issue seriously it must start measuring all the land, water, carbon and materials Europe is responsible for using - and set out clear plans to reduce them."Today's proposals are designed to turn Europe into a more circular economy and boost recycling in the Member States. Achieving the new waste targets are said to create 580 000 new jobs compared to today's performance, while making Europe more competitive and reducing demand for costly scarce resources. The proposals also mean lower environmental impacts and reduced greenhouse gas emissions. The plans ask Europeans to recycle 70 % of municipal waste and 80 % of packaging waste by 2030, and ban burying recyclable waste in landfill as of 2025. A target is also included for reducing marine litter along with food waste reduction objectives.

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